The Challenge is now Closed
Winners Announced!
The Principal Cup:
An OR/MS Analytics Challenge
The world is full of interesting problems that can be addressed with data-driven, innovative approaches. The Principal Cup brings together the brightest students from INFORMS chapters across the world to use their skills to solve these types of problems. This analytics challenge involves student teams that develop creative solutions over several weeks, with a selection of finalist teams presenting their solutions to a panel of expert faculty. The challenge is geared toward graduate-level students, though highly-motivated undergraduates are encouraged to participate.
CHALLENGE DETAILS
The Benefits of Participation
- The chance to earn $300 for your chapter through each quality submission.
- The opportunity to have your paper published in a refereed journal.
- Receiving a travel stipend to attend the finalist presentations and the student chapter networking social event held at the University of Michigan.
Award Amounts
1st Place: $4,000
2nd Place: $2,000
3rd Place: $1,000
Timeline
Using historic data and operations research tools, participants are challenged to develop an objective decision-making process to buy, sell, or hold stocks that experience significant events.
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